8-letter words starting with RU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter RU. This section showcases how RU at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with RU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| rumbling | 13 | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | the rumbling rolling sound of thunder |
| ruthless | 11 | without mercy or pity | an act of ruthless ferocity |
| rustling | 9 | a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | - |
| rudeness | 9 | a wild or unrefined state | - |
| rucksack | 20 | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | - |
| rutabaga | 11 | the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food | - |
| ruminate | 10 | reflect deeply on a subject | - |
| rubidium | 13 | a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite | - |
| rummaged | 14 | - | - |
| ruggedly | 14 | in a rugged manner | - |
| ruefully | 14 | in a rueful manner | `I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully |
| runabout | 10 | an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat | - |
| rubaboos | 12 | - | - |
| rubaiyat | 13 | - | - |
| rubasses | 10 | - | - |
| rubbaboo | 14 | - | - |
| rubbered | 13 | - | - |
| rubbings | 13 | - | - |
| rubbishy | 18 | cheap and inferior; of no value | rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority |
| rubblier | 12 | - | - |
| rubbling | 13 | - | - |
| rubboard | 13 | - | - |
| rubbydub | 18 | - | - |
| rubdowns | 14 | - | - |
| rubefied | 14 | - | - |
| rubefies | 13 | - | - |
| rubellan | 10 | - | - |
| rubellas | 10 | - | - |
| rubeolar | 10 | - | - |
| rubeolas | 10 | - | - |
| rubicons | 12 | - | - |
| rubicund | 13 | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life | Santa's rubicund cheeks |
| rubified | 14 | - | - |
| rubifies | 13 | - | - |
| rubrical | 12 | - | - |
| rubstone | 10 | - | - |
| rubylike | 17 | - | - |
| ruchings | 14 | - | - |
| ruckling | 15 | - | - |
| ruckseat | 14 | - | - |
| ruckuses | 14 | - | - |
| ructions | 10 | - | - |
| ructious | 10 | - | - |
| ruddiest | 10 | - | - |
| ruddling | 11 | - | - |
| ruddocks | 16 | - | - |
| ruddying | 14 | - | - |
| ruderals | 9 | - | - |
| ruderies | 9 | - | - |
| rudiment | 11 | the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life | Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac |
| rudistid | 10 | - | - |
| ruellias | 8 | - | - |
| ruffians | 14 | - | - |
| rufflers | 14 | - | - |
| rufflier | 14 | - | - |
| rufflike | 18 | - | - |
| ruffling | 15 | - | - |
| rufiyaas | 14 | - | - |
| rufouses | 11 | - | - |
| rugalach | 14 | - | - |
| rugelach | 14 | pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves) | - |
| ruggeder | 11 | - | - |
| ruggiest | 10 | - | - |
| ruggings | 11 | - | - |
| rugosely | 12 | - | - |
| rugosity | 12 | - | - |
| rugulose | 9 | - | - |
| ruinable | 10 | - | - |
| ruinated | 9 | - | - |
| ruinates | 8 | - | - |
| ruinings | 9 | - | - |
| ruleless | 8 | - | - |
| rulering | 9 | - | - |
| rullions | 8 | - | - |
| rullocks | 14 | - | - |
| rumbaing | 13 | - | - |
| rumbelow | 15 | - | - |
| rumblers | 12 | - | - |
| rumblier | 12 | - | - |
| ruminant | 10 | any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments | - |
| rummager | 13 | - | - |
| rummages | 13 | - | - |
| rummiest | 12 | - | - |
| rumorers | 10 | - | - |
| rumoring | 11 | - | - |
| rumorous | 10 | - | - |
| rumoured | 11 | - | - |
| rumourer | 10 | - | - |
| rumpiest | 12 | - | - |
| rumpless | 12 | - | - |
| rumplier | 12 | - | - |
| rumpling | 13 | - | - |
| rumpuses | 12 | - | - |
| runagate | 9 | - | - |
| runangas | 9 | - | - |
| runaways | 14 | - | - |
| runbacks | 16 | - | - |
| runcible | 12 | - | - |
| rundales | 9 | - | - |
| rundlets | 9 | - | - |
| rundowns | 12 | - | - |
| runelike | 12 | - | - |
| runflats | 11 | - | - |
| rungless | 9 | - | - |
| runkling | 13 | - | - |
| runnable | 10 | - | - |
| runniest | 8 | - | - |
| runnings | 9 | - | - |
| runnions | 8 | - | - |
| runovers | 11 | - | - |
| runproof | 13 | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders | - |
| runround | 9 | - | - |
| runtiest | 8 | - | - |
| ruptured | 11 | - | - |
| ruptures | 10 | - | - |
| ruralise | 8 | - | - |
| ruralism | 10 | a rural characteristic or trait | - |
| ruralist | 8 | a man who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
| ruralite | 8 | - | - |
| rurality | 11 | a rural characteristic or trait | a place with the rurality of a turnip field |
| ruralize | 17 | - | - |
| rusalkas | 12 | - | - |
| ruscuses | 10 | - | - |
| rushiest | 11 | - | - |
| rushings | 12 | - | - |
| rushlike | 15 | resembling rush or sedge | - |
| russeted | 9 | - | - |
| russulae | 8 | - | - |
| russulas | 8 | - | - |
| rustable | 10 | - | - |
| rustical | 10 | - | - |
| rusticly | 13 | - | - |
| rustiest | 8 | - | - |
| rustings | 9 | - | - |
| rustlers | 8 | - | - |
| rustless | 8 | without rust | - |
| ruthenic | 13 | - | - |
| rutilant | 8 | - | - |
| ruttiest | 8 | - | - |
| ruttings | 9 | - | - |
